FUN-draising - Greyhound Gathering Kanab 2010

Zola

The money raised at Greyhound Gathering - Kanab goes to rescue more hounds at Almost Home for Hounds. AHH has an average of 50 hounds waiting for homes all the time. And constant requests to take more.

Food alone is about $1200 a month. Supplies (all spay/neuters, dentals, routine surgeries and daily care are done by Dr. Heather Weir, pro-bono) are about $1500 a month. There are utility bills and operational bills. There are travel bills to move hounds to groups who find them homes. Needless to say, there are endless bills. But there's a purpose. A definite purpose.

Zola, pictured here, was a brood taken in at AHH. She was extensively raced, and then bred for at least 77 puppies. She found her way to AHH, and was loved for 5 years. Her daughter continues to be loved, and is at the Gathering - Allie.

Without AHH, those hounds would not have found loving homes.

Here are the chances you will have to help the hounds, and have fun doing it.

Live Auctions
Everyone loves LIVE AUCTIONS! At every lunch and dinner, we have about 20 special items to be bid on LIVE. Bidding starts at one price, then you shout out your bid, and get noticed by our extraordinary auctioneer, Dolly Young. Bidding continues until there are no more bids and the item is yours. Payment made at time of bid. (Cash, Checks, Visa/MC/Discover accepted)

On Friday night, we will be Live Auctioning a behind-the-scenes tour of Best Friends DogTown on Sunday with John Garcia. John, BF Dog Trainer appears on DogTown Natl Geographic. You’ll meet pit bulls rescued from Michael Vicks, puppy mills, hoarding and more. Ann Allums, of DogTown, has also offered a training lesson. Molly Wald, BF staff photographer, offers a private photo session. These Best Friends staffers are donating their time on Sunday afternoon for the winners.

Other items to be Live auctioned include: Life Sized Greyhound Statue, Blanket, Greyhound Pal, Framed Pictures, Original statue from UK, Big Chimes, Memory Box and more.

Silent Auction
Bid on 200 - 250 Silent Auction items in the Best Western conference room.

There will be a sheet, next to the item, to write your name & bid. You put your name and bid amount on as many bid sheets as you wish. You can bid as many times as you like. Each bid should be in dollar increments. This means every time you bid higher, the bid must be a least one dollar more than the previous bid. You can, of course, bid higher than one dollar at a time.

Auction ends on Saturday night at 9:30 pm. Payment is Sunday, 8 - 9 am, or after 2 pm. You MUST go home with your item.

Wheel of Greyt Fortune
Spin the Wheel, help the hounds, and win a prize. Every spin gets a prize. $1 per spin. It is so much fun to spin, you’ll love it. At the Greyhound Gang booth.

Woof Waaffle
You buy your raffle tickets in advance, or from Greyhound Gang booth.
They are only $1 each. You put your name on each one. Items in each raffle bag are valued from $5 - $200.
You will ‘Woof Woof’ at every meal when FIFTY raffle tickets will be picked. You MUST be present to win. Over 200 raffle items will be chosen.

Poop Prize Table or Claudia's Clearinghouse
Three tables of really cool items for your winning pleasure. From books, CDs, DVDs, candles, nice smelly stuff, decorative items, and so much more. You purchase capsule poop bags - 3 for $1. When you open the plastic container holding the bag, there might be a colored dot on the lid. If so, you visit the table, corresponding to your colored dot, and get your item. All items are valued from $5 - $100.

Photo Contest
Show off photos of your hounds, for all at the Greyhound Gathering to see. This is an amateur contest, you must hold the copyright to your photo. Judging is by Best Friends photographers, and really cool prizes will be awarded.
Photos will be displayed in Best Western Conference Room, during the Gathering. Winners will be announced at Saturday night dinner. On Friday, bring your photos to Greyhound Gang’s booth with a $10 entry fee for first photo. $15 entry fee for second photo. $20 for three. You can pick up your photo on Saturday late evening, or Sunday to take back with you. Photos can be 8 x 10 or 4 x 6. Put your name, your dog’s name(s), phone on the back of the photo. Prizes include a photo print by Barbara Karant, photographer for the book GREYHOUNDS.

Love Spells
On Friday and Saturday evenings, you can create your own, unique, personalized piece of jewlery. This happens at Greyhound Gang's booth. You pick the beads, and Carmen will create the piece to be picked up on Sunday.

Nail Trimming
Dr. Weir and Pam Neiman will cut your dog's toenails during the Blur of Fur. Minimum suggested donation $5.

Greyhound Gang Booth
All proceeds from items sold at Greyhound Gang's booth go to pay the bills at Almost Home for Hounds.

Surprises
At every event, you'll get a surprise. You must be physically present at the event to get the surprise. It'll be something fun, to take home as a memory of Greyhound Gathering - Kanab. Just a fun way to say thank you for helping us, to help the hounds.